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...fact that these critics act on a theory of art which does not countenance such tomfoolery. Only when art leads to a modification or intensification of sensibility is it distinct from Eliot's "superior amusement," or even more degrading, a virtue. Some people seem still to believe in Puritan fashion that reading the good book is in itself righteous...

Author: By Christopher Jencks, | Title: The Cambridge Scene | 2/8/1957 | See Source »

...Institute; of a stroke; in Tucson, Ariz. Newsman Brown, who took over from an editor (John Revelstoke Rathom) who followed the "raise hell and sell newspapers" tradition, raised the Journal-Bulletin's moral sights instead, still sold a lot of papers (1956 combined circulation: 201,789). A journalistic puritan under whose guidance the Providence Journal Co. once kept a rival paper afloat for several months to avoid the evils of monopoly, Sevellon Brown regularly hired bright young men with graduate degrees (and paid so little that many quit after a short hitch), spent much of his time trying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jan. 7, 1957 | 1/7/1957 | See Source »

...Puritan into Purist. A painter friend of Hopper's, Guy Pene du Bois, pinpointed his genius way back in 1931: "Hopper denies none of the Anglo-Saxon attributes which are so strongly planted in his character. He has built an esthetic which expresses them directly. He has turned the Puritan in him into a purist, turned moral rigors into stylistic precisions." Du Bois' prophetic conclusion: "He will make many of the 'great' moderns seem like funny little reciters of fairy tales...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: The Silent Witness | 12/24/1956 | See Source »

Winthrop House, in second place in the intramural league, faces Yale's Davenport College. The Puritans feature a strong running attack with fullback Ken Holmes running well on a combination of straight bucks and cross bucks. Guard Tom Pulvino, who played JV football for two years, leads a strong Puritan defense. House athetic secretary Earl Silbert reports, however, that Davenport is "very strong...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Eli Colleges Meet House Teams in Football Today | 11/23/1956 | See Source »

John Fisher scored in the first half on a pass from Bill Stone. In the second half, Stone tallied unassisted, and Fisher headed in the final Puritan score on a pass from Bob Keller...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Winthrop Wins House Soccer Championship | 11/17/1956 | See Source »

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